The 5,000 most common English words
Ranked by how often each word appears across film dialogue, journalism and encyclopedic prose, with the pronunciation of every word. Translations and example sentences are being written; the ranking is complete.
RankWordPronunciation
0201
however
/ˌhaʊˈɛvɚ/
0202
water
/ˈwɔtɚ/
0203
days
/ˈdeɪz/
0204
things
/ˈθɪŋz/
0205
money
/ˈmʌni/
0206
might
/ˈmaɪt/
0207
play
/ˈpleɪ/
0208
seen
/ˈsin/
0209
today
/təˈdeɪ/
0210
government
/ˈɡʌvɚmənt/
0211
once
/ˈwʌns/
0212
power
/ˈpaʊɚ/
0213
team
/ˈtim/
0214
case
/ˈkeɪs/
0215
company
/ˈkʌmpəˌni/
0216
thought
/ˈθɔt/
0217
together
/təˈɡɛðɚ/
0218
police
/pəˈlis/
0219
having
/ˈhævɪŋ/
0220
went
/ˈwɛnt/
0221
times
/ˈtaɪmz/
0222
war
/ˈwɔɹ/
0223
country
/ˈkʌntɹi/
0224
let
/ˈlɛt/
0225
won
/ˈwʌn/
0226
keep
/ˈkip/
0227
point
/ˈpɔɪnt/
0228
business
/ˈbɪznəs/
0229
million
/ˈmɪljən/
0230
music
/ˈmjuzɪk/
0231
death
/ˈdɛθ/
0232
five
/ˈfaɪv/
0233
important
/ˌɪmˈpɔɹtənt/
0234
known
/ˈnoʊn/
0235
though
/ˈðoʊ/
0236
early
/ˈɝli/
0237
system
/ˈsɪstəm/
0238
big
/ˈbɪɡ/
0239
call
/ˈkɔl/
0240
making
/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
0241
ever
/ˈɛvɚ/
0242
enough
/ɪˈnʌf/
0243
open
/ˈoʊpən/
0244
done
/ˈdʌn/
0245
already
/ɔlˈɹɛdi/
0246
children
/ˈtʃɪldɹən/
0247
group
/ˈɡɹup/
0248
run
/ˈɹʌn/
0249
change
/ˈtʃeɪndʒ/
0250
head
/ˈhɛd/
0251
party
/ˈpɑɹti/
0252
live
/ˈlaɪv/
0253
become
/bɪˈkʌm/
0254
am
/ˈæm/
0255
real
/ˈɹil/
0256
men
/ˈmɛn/
0257
public
/ˈpʌblɪk/
0258
doing
/ˈduɪŋ/
0259
able
/ˈeɪbəl/
0260
president
/ˈpɹɛzəˌdɛnt/
0261
order
/ˈɔɹdɚ/
0262
along
/əˈlɔŋ/
0263
late
/ˈleɪt/
0264
father
/ˈfɑðɚ/
0265
small
/ˈsmɔl/
0266
young
/ˈjʌŋ/
0267
often
/ˈɔfən/
0268
working
/ˈwɝkɪŋ/
0269
move
/ˈmuv/
0270
start
/ˈstɑɹt/
0271
line
/ˈlaɪn/
0272
yet
/ˈjɛt/
0273
side
/ˈsaɪd/
0274
thing
/ˈθɪŋ/
0275
says
/ˈsɛz/
0276
area
/ˈɛɹiə/
0277
far
/ˈfɑɹ/
0278
mean
/ˈmin/
0279
given
/ˈɡɪvən/
0280
women
/ˈwɪmən/
0281
course
/ˈkɔɹs/
0282
free
/ˈfɹi/
0283
months
/ˈmʌnθs/
0284
saw
/ˈsɔ/
0285
lost
/ˈlɔst/
0286
support
/səˈpɔɹt/
0287
according
/əˈkɔɹdɪŋ/
0288
wanted
/ˈwɔntɪd/
0289
person
/ˈpɝsən/
0290
nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
0291
story
/ˈstɔɹi/
0292
means
/ˈminz/
0293
less
/ˈlɛs/
0294
least
/ˈlist/
0295
care
/ˈkɛɹ/
0296
body
/ˈbɑdi/
0297
using
/ˈjuzɪŋ/
0298
believe
/bɪˈliv/
0299
office
/ˈɔfɪs/
0300
within
/wɪˈðɪn/
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